In a scatterplot, an outlier...

...is a point that is far outside the main cluster of points/ordered pairs

...is a really naughty point who doesn't tell the truth when outside

...is a puppet with a long nose named Pinocchio

If a scatterplot has no association then...

...its ordered pairs have no predictable pattern

...it has ordered pairs that have a negative pattern

The scatter plot below shows the number of books read by students in Mrs. Hall’s English class and their final grades. Which statement represents the best description about the line of best fit?

The more books students read, the higher their English grade.

The more books students read, the lower their English grade.

The fewer books students read, the higher their English grade.

No relationship exists between the number of books students read and their English grades.

What is a scatter plot?

A graph that shows the relationship of two data sets.

A graph drawn using rectangular bars to show how large each value is.

A graph that shows information that is connected in some way.

A graph that shows data changing over time.

Which statement is true about the given scatter plot?

It has a negative association because as the practice length increases the number of baseballs decreases.

It has a positive association because all of the points have positive coordinates.

It has a negative association because the practice length is always less than the number of baseballs in the cart.

It has a positive association because the points on the graph go towards 50.

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What is the type of correlation?

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What type of correlation does this graph have?

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What type of correlation does this graph have?

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What type of correlation does this graph show?

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What type of correlation does this scatter plot show?

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What type of correlation does this scatter plot represent?

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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The scatter plot shows the relationship between the number of chapters and the total number of pages for several books. Use the trend line to predict how many chapters would be in a book with 180 pages.

12 chapters

15 chapters

18 chapters

21 chapters

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Positive Negative Correlations

What is the type of correlation?

What type of correlation does this graph have?

What type of correlation does this graph have?

What type of correlation does this graph show?

What type of correlation does this scatter plot show?

What type of correlation does this scatter plot represent?

The scatter plot shows the relationship between the number of chapters and the total number of pages for several books. Use the trend line to predict how many chapters would be in a book with 180 pages.

The scatter plot shows the relationship between the number of chapters and the total number of pages for several books. Use the trend line to predict how many pages would be in a book with 19 chapters.

You are analyzing a scatter plot that has a negative correlation. What is true of the of the x and y values?

About how many male math teachers were there in 2006?

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